Interesting Facts About The West Indies Women’s Cricket Team
Interesting Facts About The West Indies Women’s Cricket Team: The West Indies women’s cricket team, also known as the Windies, is made up of players from different Caribbean countries. They compete in women’s cricket tournaments around the world. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), which is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), is in charge of the team. The ICC is made up of fifteen countries and territories.
At the first World Cup in 1973, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, which are now both part of the West Indies, played against each other. A mixed West Indian team played its first Test match in 1976, almost 50 years after the men’s team, and its first One Day International (ODI) match in 1979.
The West Indies is currently competing in the highest level of the sport, the ICC Women’s Championship. They have also played in five of the ten Women’s Cricket World Cups that have been held so far. The team made it to the final of the 2013 World Cup for the first time but lost to Australia.
At the ICC World Twenty20 in 2016, the team won its first title after making it to the semi-finals in every tournament before that.
Test history
The West Indies played their first Test series against Australia at home in 1975–76. The same team then went to India and played six Tests there in 1976–1977. They lost the fourth Test, but they won the sixth Test by more than an innings to tie the series.
The Windies then went to England to play their third Test series in 1979. But they did not do well. They lost the first and third Tests and tied the second one, so they were behind 2–0.
After waiting 24 years, the West Indies finally played a Test match again in 2003–04. It was a one-off game against Pakistan, and it took 4 days. The score was a tie.
ODI history
In 1979, a combined West Indian team played two one-day internationals in England. In the second ODI, the rain stopped play, so no balls were bowled. In 1993, the West Indies went to the World Cup as a mixed team for the second time. In 1997 and 1998, the Windies played in the World Cup. They came in ninth, right behind Pakistan and just ahead of Denmark. The Windies’ best cricket year was 2003 when they won four of their five games and lost only one to finish second in the International Women’s Cricket Council Trophy.
Tournament History
Women’s Cricket World Cup
| Year | Position |
| 1973 | Did not participate |
| 1993 | 6th Place |
| 1997 | 9th Place |
| 2000 | Did Place |
| 2005 | 5th Place |
| 2009 | 5th Place |
| 2013 | 2nd Place |
| 2017 | 6th Place |
| 2022 | 4th Place (Semifinals) |
ICC Women’s World Twenty20
| Year | Position |
| 2009 | 5th place |
| 2010 | Semi-Finalists |
| 2012 | Semi-Finalists |
| 2014 | Semi-Finalists |
| 2016 | Champions |
| 2018 | Semi-Finalists |
ICC Women’s Cricket Challenge
| Year | Position |
| 2010 | 1st Place |
Squad
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Forms |
| Captain and All-rounder | ||||
| Hayley Matthews | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI, T20I |
| Batters | ||||
| Chedean Nation | 35 | Right-handed | – | ODI, T20I |
| Britney Cooper | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I |
| Kyshona Knight | 30 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I |
| Rashada Williams | 25 | Right-handed | ODI | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Deandra Dottin | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ODI, T20I |
| Stafanie Taylor | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI, T20I |
| Chinelle Henry | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ODI, T20I |
| Shabika Gajnabi | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I |
| Sheneta Grimmond | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI, T20I |
| Cherry-Ann Fraser | 23 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ODI, T20I |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
| Kycia Knight | 30 | Left-handed | – | ODI, T20I |
| Shemaine Campbelle | 29 | Right-handed | – | T20I |
| Reniece Boyce | 24 | Right-handed | ODI | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Anisa Mohammed | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI, T20I |
| Karishma Ramharack | 27 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI, T20I |
| Afy Fletcher | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | T20I |
| Kaysia Schultz | 25 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Shamilia Connell | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ODI, T20I |
| Shakera Selman | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ODI, T20I |
| Aaliyah Alleyne | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI, T20I |
| Qiana Joseph | 21 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ODI, T20I |
| Shawnisha Hector | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Coaching staff
| Team Manager | Evril Betty Lewis |
| Head Coach | Courtney Walsh |
| Assistant Coach | Courtney Walsh |
| Assistant Coach | Rayon Griffith |
| Physiotherapist | Marita Marshall |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Shayne Cooper |
| Team Psychologist | Olivia Rose Esperance |
| Team Analyst | Gary Belle |
| Team Media Officer | Nassira Mohammed |
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